Sig Christenson is a veteran military reporter who has made nine trips to the war zone. He writes regularly for Hearst about service members, veterans and heroes, among other topics. He is also the co-founder and former president of Military Reporters and Editors, founded in 2002.

Brooke Army Medical Center

06/13/2014

SAN ANTONIO — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was released in a prisoner swap after being held for five years by the Taliban, is expected to arrive Friday in San Antonio after spending more than a week in Germany.

“He is scheduled to arrive tomorrow,” said a defense official, who would not elaborate.

Bergdahl will be brought to the San Antonio Military Medical Center, where doctors will help him become reoriented after his years in captivity. He is expected to reunite with his parents here as part of what the military calls a reintegration process.